THE Campervan and Motorhome Club of Australia (CMCA) has officially declared Wingham an RV Friendly Town.By promoting a partnership between recreational vehicle (RV) travellers and small towns, CMCA said it hopes to encourage the expansion of tourism related infrastructure and services, and also boost the economy of those small towns providing RV tourist specific amenities.CMCA said the advantage of Wingham becoming an RV Friendly Town is that the business community will benefit from the spending of the mobile travellers.

For the showground trust, this is also a blow. "We didn't want to do it," said Brian who cites the issuing of the eviction notices as "the worst thing I've ever had to do." Apart from the human cost, the showground trust now stands to lose a significant chunk of its annual income from lost rent. Faced with the potential for costly fines and legal prosecution Brian said the trust didn't have a choice.